Traditions


We are a chivalric, ecumenical medical and humanitarian organization

All members are unpaid volunteers who seek to serve

We use the Sovereign Order’s traditional robes at Investiture services

We use the traditional ranks although the meaning has evolved

The Sovereign Order is humanitarian but not mystical. There are no secret handshakes or rituals , rites or languages

We help people based on need, not faith or nationality.

Decending from the original Order founded in Jerusalem in AD 1048